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(MENAFN) Israeli forces blew up a school, set homes ablaze and pounded southern Lebanon with airstrikes and artillery on Saturday, the official Lebanese National News Agency reported.

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(MENAFN) Hundreds of Israelis gathered Saturday at several locations across northern and central Israel to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and its plans to change the country’s judicial system.

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(MENAFN) Iran is prepared to wage war and pursue diplomacy at the same time, parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said Sunday, declaring that Tehran is "neither excited nor intimidated" by US actions and is ready to "both fight and...

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(MENAFN) Egypt on Saturday rejected any involvement in the escalating conflict in northern Ethiopia, pushing back against an African Union appeal that named Cairo alongside Addis Ababa and Asmara.

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(MENAFN) Israeli assessments suggest that an overnight airstrike targeting senior Hamas figure Ali al-Amoudi in Gaza City likely failed to kill him, according to reports. "Assessments are leaning toward the failure of the attempt to assassinate...

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(MENAFN) An Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Gaza City early Saturday killed four women, among them a Christian mother and daughter who aided displaced families and a university lecturer and her mother.

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(MENAFN) Israeli forces carried out a series of attacks across southern Lebanon on Saturday, including the destruction of a school, fires at homes, airstrikes and artillery bombardment, according to local reports.

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(MENAFN) Israeli forces detained four Palestinians and stormed dozens of homes in a wave of military incursions across the occupied West Bank on Saturday, Palestinian media reported.

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(MENAFN) Israeli forces shelled a village in southern Syria on Saturday and later opened fire toward residential areas during a separate ground operation, according to local reports.

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(MENAFN) Israel's attempt to kill senior Hamas figure Ali al-Amoudi in an overnight airstrike on Gaza City appears to have failed, an Israeli radio station reported Saturday evening. "Assessments are leaning toward the failure of the attempt to...

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(MENAFN) Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said Sunday that Tehran remains prepared for both military confrontation and diplomatic negotiations, stressing that the country is not deterred by US actions. "We are present in the...

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(MENAFN) The leaders of Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan are set to meet Sunday in the northern Egyptian city of New Alamein for a four-way summit focused on regional developments as fighting continues in northern Ethiopia.

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(MENAFN) Egypt on Saturday rejected any involvement in the escalating violence in northern Ethiopia, stressing that the developments there are an internal Ethiopian matter. "The current crisis in Ethiopia is an internal one with which Egypt has no...

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(MENAFN) Israeli forces detained four Palestinians on Saturday and carried out searches of numerous homes during military operations across the occupied West Bank, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Five Palestinians were killed and six others injured in the Gaza Strip on Saturday as Israeli military operations continued despite a ceasefire that has been in place since October 2025, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said his country will not allow an Israeli presence "under any circumstances." In an interview with Al Jazeera scheduled to air Sunday, excerpts published ahead of the broadcast showed Mohamud...

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(MENAFN) Najaf International Airport in Iraq is set to restart flights to and from Iran on Sunday, beginning with three evening services, following a limited US waiver related to sanctions, the airport administration said Saturday.

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(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump said Saturday that Iran has “virtually given up” plans to develop nuclear weapons, describing the claim as a key development in one of his administration’s central objectives in its conflict with Tehran.

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(MENAFN) Hundreds of demonstrators fanned out across dozens of locations in northern and central Israel on Saturday, protesting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and its drive to overhaul the judiciary, Israeli media reported.

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(MENAFN) The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has ended its commercial partnership with Israeli pharmaceutical company Teva UK, citing concerns over the company’s alleged links to Israel’s military.